Aristotle''s Ethics and Medieval Philosophy - Moral Goodness and Practical Wisdom

Anthony Celano's study explores how medieval authors recast Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics according to their own moral ideals.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Preliminary considerations; 2. Practical wisdom in the moral theory of Aristotle; 3. The moral theories of William of Auxerre and Philip the Chancellor; 4. The earliest Medieval Latin commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics; 5. The early moral works of Albert the Great; 6. Happiness, prudence and moral reasoning in the later works of Albert the Great; 7. Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure on the understanding of moral goodness; 8. Two commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics in the late thirteenth century; 9. Conclusion.

About the author

Anthony Celano is Professor of Philosophy at Stonehill College, Massachusetts. He is the author of over forty scholarly articles on medieval and ancient philosophy, and is a member of the Leonine Commission, which is responsible for critical Latin editions of the works of Thomas Aquinas.

Summary

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics had a profound influence on generations of later philosophers, not only in the ancient era but also in the medieval period and beyond. Anthony Celano's study explores how medieval authors recast Aristotle's Ethics according to their own moral ideals.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Celano, Anthony J Celano, Anthony J. Celano
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781316500934
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50093-4
• No. of pages: 273
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; French, History of Ideas, Europe, English, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, german, Ethics & moral philosophy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, The Americas, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy